Quick Overview

With the sub heading ?A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush and in the Goldfields? it was Robbery Under Arms that established Rolf Boldrewood?s reputation in the literary world, and by which he is still most widely known. It is a great novel with a strong plot and cleverly organised development. First printed in serial form in 1881, the book was first published in 1888 and is considered an Australian classic.